Labor Day Fox Weekend Report

[Ken G]

Got out to Orchard Road at sunrise Sunday for a couple of hours. Hit the upstream side of the bridge, haven't done that in a couple of years. Was more of a scouting thing looking for geese. There is a usable blind on the island just east of the bridge.

Will be checking this stretch again next week for geese. That will decide if I go kill a few the week after that. They're usually all over that area. But then, it's been an odd year.

Didn't see a single goose.

Did catch 18 smallies. All small again, but who cares. For the last day of August, the water was surprisingly clear for the Fox. A good 2 foot visibility. I think the high water into August kept the algae blooms from the chain and the pools above the dams from occurring. Moving water doesn’t get those kinds of blooms.

Saw about a half dozen guys working the downstream side of Orchard on Saturday. Saw a few more in downtown Oswego. That’s the first time I’ve seen anyone in the water on a weekend in almost 2 years. Except for dams of course. Veritable traffic jam of anglers at Yorkville. Even the usual mopes that fish from on top of the 47 bridge. Twenty three miles of open water between there and Dayton dam and they can’t figure out where else to go.

Hit Little Rock Creek Monday at sunrise in Plano. I’m getting too old to do the bush whacking I used to do. Caught a half dozen smallies and a couple of rock bass in an hour and a half and called it quits. Quite beautiful and you can bet no one went where I did.

Strange, the creek was only 60 degrees. That means it’s spring fed. I guess I’ll have to go find them.

[Dan]

Where abouts where u fishin LRC? Near the mouth of the fox?? Hit it one time b4 and thought there is no way there are fish in here!!! That was last year, I now know better:)

[Ken G]

Dan,
I've been scouting out that creek and Big Rock creek for years.
Basically find a bridge that crosses it and then look for someplace to park.
I don't seem to ever get shagged out by anyone, but then, I never see anyone.

It does take some exploring, but well worth it.

[Dan]

I'm working my way East to West on the creeks. 1 Day I'll start walikng in a creek near my house and meet you near the Yorkville dam!! lol



I was in LRC back in Jan 08' i think, just to get out. Water was clear 1' of snow on the ground and a great walk:) I have to get back there sooner than later. From the mouth of BRC, I'd imagine there are pleanty of good holes to fish waslikg north huh??

[Ken G]

From the mouth up to the next bridge, which isn't very far, is as far as you can go. Even then, sometimes the landowner gets his undies in a bundle about fishing that strip. He thinks he owns the creek, but federal river law says otherwise.

After the first bridge, don't even go in there. I've done it and don't recommend it. Unless you can outrun a herd of cattle, with bulls.

After that, just keep stopping at all the bridges as you go north. There is one stretch above Plano I was hoping to get to this year, but it doesn't look promising anymore.

Too many other things I wanted to try and not enough time.